Pear Valley

ca. 1740

Northampton County, VA

Pear Valley represents a remarkable, rare survival of what was once a common building type in rural Virginia. This yeoman planter's cottage has been dated by dendrochronology to 1740. In 1994, with the generous support of the Summerfield Baldwin Foundation, Preservation Virginia commissioned an Historic Structures Report to assess the known history and the existing condition of the structure. The Report also laid out immediate conservation needs and a long-term preservation plan for the structure.

Pear Valley serves as a study property and is open to scholars, students and other interested parties by appointment only.